News Archives for Latest - 2016-12-20

Football

Football: Di Maria and Ben Arfa out for crisis-hit PSG

PARIS: Star forwards Angel Di Maria and Hatem Ben Arfa will miss Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash with Lorient, crisis-stricken French champions Paris Saint-Germain said on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:12pm

North America

Trump takes on ex-president Bill Clinton

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump took on Bill Clinton Tuesday in a new tweet attack, after the former president questioned his intelligence.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:09pm

Front Top News

Bombs kill 7 near Iranian Kurdish party HQ in Iraq: official

SULAIMANIYAH: Twin bombings near the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition party killed seven people Tuesday, a rare attack in Iraq's relatively secure autonomous Kurdish region, a senior security official said.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:04pm

Industry

Total cost of VW 3.0-liter diesel settlement $1 bn: US authorities

WASHINGTON: US authorities said Tuesday the total cost of the settlement with Volkswagen for the last 80,000 vehicles affected in its emissions-cheating scandal in the United States is estimated at $1 billion.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:00pm

General News

Marriyum urges people to share items relating to Quaid with Info Ministry

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Tuesday urged the people to share tangible and intangible belongings, rare pictures, audio recordings, film clips, items used or gifted by the Father of the Nation with the I

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:42pm

World Top News

No rift between ministry, NEPRA on Nandipur project: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Tuesday said there was no rift between the Ministry of Water and Power and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on the Nandipur power project.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:41pm

General News

CM condoles death of father in law of Maulana Tariq Jamil

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of father-in-law of prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil and father of MS Lahore General Hospital Dr.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:33pm

Front Top News

PM appoints new DG Rangers, IG FC Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has approved the summary of Interior Minister for appointment of new Director General Rangers Sindh and Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:32pm

Front Top News

Aziz grieved at assassination of Russian envoy to Turkey

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Tuesday expressed deep shock and sadness at the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Alexey Karlov, in Ankara on Monday and strongly denounced this abominable terrorist

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:30pm

Pakistan Top News

Musharraf maligning Gen Raheel after his retirement: Musadik

ISLAMABAD: Spokesman to the Prime Minister Dr Musadik Malik Tuesday said it was very unfortunate that Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf was maligning General Raheel Sharif after his retirement.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:29pm

General News

Pakistan, China enjoy strong ties: Balighur Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Education and Professional Training Engineer Balighur Rehman met with Director Chinese International Center for Higher Education Innovation (ICHEI) Li Ming and his delegation on Tuesday and discussed matters of mutual inte

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:36pm

General News

Integration with mainstream British society to be beneficial for British Pakistanis: Abbas

ISLAMABAD: Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK said integration with the mainstream British society would be beneficial for the British Pakistanis.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:33pm

General News

Senate body to briefed on performance o fLok Virsa on Dec. 27

ISLAMABAD: The Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas will be briefed on performance of the Lok Versa National Heritage in the Less Developed Areas and in Federal Administration and Terbal Areas.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:31pm

General News

LHC provisionally appoints Dr Rukhsana Kausar as VC LCWU

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday provisionally appointed Dr Rukhsana Kausar as Vice Chancellor Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), after amending its earlier orders for provisional appointment of Dr Uzma Quraishi for th

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:29pm

General News

CM takes notice of news regarding cheating in examination

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of a news telecast by media regarding cheating in examination under the aegis of Technical Education Board and sought a report from concerned Secretary.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:28pm

General News

CM grieved over loss of lives due to buses collision

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives due to collision between two buses near Fatehpur, Layyah.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:27pm

World

Venezuela reopens border crossing with Colombia

CARACAS: Venezuela reopened Tuesday a border crossing with Colombia that it had closed as part of a messy crackdown on what it called currency hoarders.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:39pm

Europe

Erdogan opens first road tunnel under Istanbul's Bosphorus

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday opened the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul from Europe to Asia, the latest project in his plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:36pm

General News

Senate passes Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Bill, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Tuesday passed 'The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Bill, 2016' with majority.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:30pm

General News

Pakistan Embassy in Cairo extending full support to stranded Pakistani sailors

ISLAMABAD: Eighteen Pakistani sailors, including the Captain of the ship, have been stranded onboard MV AKKAZ in the Red Sea, near the port of Suez.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:29pm

General News

Nisar performing duties with dedication: Tariq

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry Tuesday said Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was a competent person and looking into internal and external matters of country wi

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:27pm

General News

US embassy delegation visits RCCI

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistani business community should take full advantage of US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme for promoting exports to the United States.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:19pm

Pakistan Top News

CM says KP Govt implement NAP in letter and spirit

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak said the reforms and legislations introduced by his government revamped the system of governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that led to sharp decline in crime rate and acts of terrorism.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:17pm

General News

ECNEC clears 7 projects worth Rs145bn

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved seven development projects in the country wort over Rs.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:15pm

General News

PN undertakes firepower demonstration in North Arabian Sea

ISLAMABAD: Live weapon firings are pinnacle of operational preparedness and a symbol of unflinching resolve to fulfill sacred responsibility of defence of nation entrusted to armed forces.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:10pm

General News

Only administrative control of regulators given to ministries: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Tuesday apprised the National Assembly that only administrative control of various regulatory authorities had been given to the respective ministries while the regulatory power would remain wit

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:06pm

General News

Govt committed to make CPEC successful: Abdul Ghafoor Haideri

ISLAMABAD: Senate Deputy Chairman Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Tuesday said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a pathway to progress and there should be no ambiguity regarding the government's unwavering determination to make the project success

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:05pm

General News

LHC for equal treatment to ruling & opposition members in development schemes

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court, Tuesday directed the Punjab government to treat the ruling and opposition members elected on reserved seats for minorities equally in development schemes.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:53pm

General News

Interior Ministry never stops any foreign delegate to visit KP: Baligh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control Baligh-ur-Rehman Tuesday told the Senate that the Interior Ministry had never stopped any foreign delegate to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) or any other part of the country.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:52pm

Pakistan Top News

Dar chairs meeting of parliamentary committee on PCER

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday chaired 20th meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER).

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:36pm

General News

Around 200,000 people benefit from K-Electric's Ujala project

KARACHI: Almost 200,000 people have benefitted so far from K-Electric's Ujala project through the conversion of around 1,200 Pole Mounted Transformers (PMTs).

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:36pm

Pakistan

Senate Body rejects Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Law and Justice Tuesday rejected the Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2016 introduced by the government asking for right of appeal in civil courts.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:29pm

General News

CM Murad for interfaith harmony

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that there is dire need of educating people about the interfaith and sectarian harmony in the country.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:28pm

General News

Operation in open sea, PMSA arrests 12 smugglers, recovers narcotics

KARACHI: In an operation in open sea, 12 smugglers have been nabbed and narcotics worth Rs.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:27pm

General News

Population census in Sindh in two phases from March 15

KARACHI: The 6th population census in Sindh province will be conducted in two phases from March 15 next year, said Chief Statistician of the Federal Bureau of Statistics, Asif Bajwa, here on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 04:24pm

Middle East

Egypt, Arab League condemn terrorist attacks in Jordan

CAIRO: Egypt has condemned, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attacks carried out by gunmen on security stations in the southern Jordanian city of Karak, resulting in several deaths and injuries.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:48pm

Arts

Meet Marvels latest hero, a Syrian mother trapped in Madaya

Marvel comics has a long history of keeping itself updated with current world events; maintaining the tradition the amazing world of Marvel has introduced Madaya Mom, a mother of five living in the war-torn Syrian city of Madaya.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:41pm

Europe

France under 'high' terror threat: Hollande

PARIS: France is under a "high level of threat" from terror attack but already has a large-scale security operation in place, President Francois Hollande said Tuesday, following the carnage at a Berlin Christmas market.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:39pm

Sports

Kvitova attacked by knife-wielding burglar

PRAGUE: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured after an attack by a knife-wielding burglar at her home in the eastern Czech town of Prostejov, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:39pm

Markets

Bullion rates in Lahore

LAHORE: Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Tuesday 2016:%DULLION (PER 10 GRAM)%D%A=====================%D%AGOLD TEZABI-24 CT------42438.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:21pm

Industry

EU charges Facebook over WhatsApp buyout

BRUSSELS: The European Union charged Facebook on Tuesday with providing "misleading" information when it sought approval for its blockbuster $22-billon buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:20pm

General News

AJK Presdient calls on CJCSC

RAWALPINDI: President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Muhammad Masood Khan Tuesday called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat here at the Joint Staff Headquarters.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:18pm

Industries & Sectors

IT park to help boost exports: Anusha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rehman Tuesday said the information technology software park being set up in the federal capital would help boost exports from the country.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:12pm

Business & Economy

APCNGA lauds govt decision to deregulate CNG prices

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) Tuesday lauded the government decision to deregulate prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) countrywide, terming it a great step towards revival of Rs 450 billion industry.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:12pm

General News

President for seeking guidance from Quaid's thoughts

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday underlined the need to seek guidance from the thoughts and way of life led by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for adequately countering the challenges posed by today's world.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:07pm

General News

Rs8bn being spent for rehabilitation, reconstruction of quake affected schools in KP

PESHAWAR: Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Muhammad Atif Khan said on Tuesday that provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is spending Rs8 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of earthquake affected schools in the areas.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:05pm

General News

Governor appreciates role of business community for revival of economy

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Eng.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:02pm

General News

GB CM urges private sector to tap huge investment potential

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman Tuesday said his region had tremendous potential for tourism but lack of good hotels was a major constraint.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 02:02pm

Markets

Bullion rates in Hyderabad gold market

HYDERABAD: Following were the bullion rates in Hyderabad Gold market on Tuesday 2016.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:59pm

Industry

Linde, Praxair agree on merger terms

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German industrial gases maker Linde and its US competitor Praxair on Tuesday said they had agreed on the terms of a proposed $65-billion "merger of equals" to create a world leader in the sector.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:54pm

Markets

Closing Rates of PSX

KARACHI: Following were the Closing Rates of shares at Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) issued here on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:53pm

Europe

Turkey, Russia agree killing won't harm cooperation, including on Syria: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he had agreed with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the assassination of Moscow's ambassador to Ankara will not harm cooperation between the two countries, including on Syria.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:51pm

Pakistan Top News

PM arrives in Bosnian capital on official visit

SARAJEVO: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was accorded a warm welcome as he arrived here in the Bosnian capital on Tuesday on an official visit from December 20-22.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:48pm

General News

Rs390.91mn allocated for 32 PSDP projects of Information Ministry

ISLAMABAD: Minister o State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb Tuesday told the Senate that during the financial year 2015-16 total Rs390.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:46pm

General News

Space to be provided to poor students in professional institutions

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Education and literacy Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar Tuesday said that Sindh education department would provide space in government colleges and well reputed professional institutions so that they might impart high quality education

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:41pm

General News

Drivers of recent upsurge in violence lie within Afghanistan, not outside

UNITED NATIONS: Reaffirming its commitment to eliminating all terrorist networks, a senior Pakistani diplomat has rejected an afghan allegation that the Taliban reorganize in Pakistan during the winter period, saying their sanctuaries had, in fact, shifte

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:39pm

Industry

GM to close five US plants temporarily in January

NEW YORK: General Motors plans to temporarily shut five US manufacturing plants in January in response to lower demand, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:32pm

Europe

UN slams assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council strongly have condemned Monday's assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara, saying there is no justification for targeting diplomati

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:30pm

Money & Banking

Lloyds bank says buys credit card firm MBNA for 1.9bn pound

LONDON: Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to buy Bank of America's UK credit card division MBNA for 1.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:26pm

Business & Economy

About 405,287 tons ghee, 123,281 tons oil produced in 4 months

ISLAMABAD: Domestic production of vegetable ghee and cooking oil during the first four months of current financial year were recorded at 405,287 tons and 123,282 tons respectively as compared the production of corresponding period of last year.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:22pm

Life & Style

Muslim girl refuses to shake German presidents hand

A Muslim girl has refused to shake German presidents hand despite him visiting her school to praise students for integrating migrants so well.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:22pm

Arts

Christmas preparations in full swing

LAHORE: Christian community in the provincial capital looks enthusiastic for the preparations of its grand festival Christmas which is just four days ahead.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:17pm

Front Top News

Police believe arrested Pakistani not behind Berlin Xmas market attack

%DERLIN: German police think that the man from Pakistan who was arrested as a suspect in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people on Monday was not the actual perpetrator, Die Welt newspaper reported, citing senior security sources.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:03pm

General News

CPEC, the project of hope and sharing: CPC

ISLAMABAD: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the project of hope and sharing which would tremendously benefit Pakistan and China as well as all the regional countries, Vice Minister, International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC),

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:51pm

Cricket

Dejected Ajmal laments lack of support from PCB, players

Pakistans discarded off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is eyeing an international comeback, lamented that he was not provided with the level of support needed of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:44pm

General News

Govt focusing on quality education: Rajwana

BAHAWALPUR: Governor Punjab Malik Rafique Rajwana has said that government has taken tremendous steps for promotion of quality education in the country.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:31pm

Industries & Sectors

Engro Foods completes acquisition of majority stake in Pakistan's dairy

KARACHI: In partnership with the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation and the Dutch development bank FMO, Royal FrieslandCampina N.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:29pm

Europe

Xmas market carnage was 'terrorist act' likely by asylum seeker: Merkel

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that authorities believe a deadly rampage by a lorry driver at a Berlin Christmas market was a "terrorist" attack likely committed by an asylum seeker.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:16pm

General News

Senate body meeting on GIDC Bill-2015 report implementation postponed

ISLAMABAD: Meeting of the Senate Special Committee to discuss implementation of report on the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Bill-2015 postponed Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 12:10pm

Featured Photos

Vanity Fair Holiday 2016: Jennifer Lawrence by Peter Lindbergh

Photo Credit : Peter Lindbergh%D%AThe 26-year-old Oscar winner actress Jennifer Lawrence graces the Holiday 2016 cover of Vanity Fair, photographed by Peter Lindbergh and styled by Jessica Diehl.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:38am

Featured Photos

Blank Space: Black and White Astronaut Portraits by Robert Cybulski

Photo Credit : Robert Cybulski%D%ARobert Cybulski is a talented photographer, graphic designer and digital artist currently based in Wroclaw, Poland.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:36am

Featured Photos

Postmodern Fashion Photography by Jean-Paul Goude

Photo Credit : Jean-Paul Goude%D%AJean-Paul Goude is a French photographer, graphic designer, illustrator and film director who was born in 1940.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:32am

Europe

'Brave bystander' led Berlin police to Xmas market suspect

%DERLIN: The suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck rampage was arrested with the help of a witness who followed the man after he fled the scene on foot, a German newspaper reported Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:31am

Featured Photos

Nicky Bay Captures the Beauty and Diversity of Mirror Spiders

Photo Credit : Nicky Bay%D%ANicky Bay is a talented hobbyist macro photographer based in Singapore.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:26am

Featured Photos

Fine Art Portraits by Vanessa Paxton

Photo Credit : Vanessa Paxton%D%AVanessa Paxton is a talented photographer and artist, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica and currently based between Toronto and Scarborough.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:21am

Life & Style

BTS video; England's Kevin Pietersen endorses Pakistani fashion label

England's professional cricketer Kevin Peter Pietersen has recently endorsed a Pakistani fashion brand EdenRobe for their 2016 winter collection.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:20am

Featured Photos

Beautiful Portrait by Rafal Meszka

Photo Credit : Rafal Meszka%D%ARafal Meszka is a talented self-taught photographer based in Warsaw, Polska.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:18am

Cricket

Jadeja stars as India thrash England 4-0

CHENNAI: Ravindra Jadeja claimed seven wickets as India thrashed England by an innings and 75 runs in the fifth and final Test in Chennai on Tuesday to win the series 4-0.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:14am

Featured Photos

Simon Yeung Captures Britains Stunning Abandoned Buildings

Photo Credit : Simon Yeung %D%APhotographer Simon Yeung travels around Britain to explore and photograph the breathtaking beauty of its abandoned places.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:12am

Featured Photos

Symmetry Architecture Photography by Markus Studtmann

%D%APhoto Credit : Markus Studtmann%Derlin-based fine art photographer, Markus Studtmann creates magical hypnotic architecture photographies that looks like optical illusions.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:08am

Featured Photos

Stunning Instagrams by Konrad Langer

Photo Credit : Konrad Langer%D%AKonrad Langer aka konaction is a talented self-taught photographer and instagrammer from Berlin, Germany who shares stunning architecture and street photographs on his instagram.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:05am

Front Top News

Musharraf says Raheel Sharif helped him leaving Pakistan

Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that the former army chief, General (retd) Raheel Sharif influenced the government that helped him leave the country for medical treatment.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:04am

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed higher on Tuesday having 47210.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:53am

Football

Brazilian footballer reveals how miraculously he survived air crash

The sporting world was stunned last month after a plane carrying the players, directors and staff of Brazilian Chapecoense team crashed inflicting one of the biggest losses to the game of football.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:51am

Front Top News

PPPs anti-corruption movement is like BJP campaigning Muslim rights: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday said when Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) talks about curbing corruption it is like Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) of India announce campaigning for rights of the Muslims.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:46am

Technology

New 22-storey 'UBL Head Office' building inaugurated

Karachi: The new UBL Head Office was inaugurated by His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, UAE.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:41am

World

Taiwan Nov export orders rise for 4th month, but to contract for 2016

TAIPEI: Taiwan's November export orders grew for a fourth straight month on seasonal demand for tech gadgets, giving the island's central bank another reason to stand pat on interest rates this week.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:41am

Financial

Britain's FTSE falls, miners in the doldrums

LONDON: Britain's top share index fell on Tuesday as miners pulled back, though Lloyds rose after a deal to buy a credit card business.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:40am

Financial

Dollar climbs as attacks subdue euro, BOJ saps yen

LONDON: The dollar climbed back towards a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan held policy steady and fallout from attacks in Germany and Turkey subdued the euro.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:39am

Front Top News

Berlin market attack suspect is Pakistani migrant: German newspaper

%DERLIN: The suspected driver of a truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market and killed 12 people on Monday was a 23-year old migrant from Pakistan, a German security source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:33am

Business & Economy

Shipping activity at Port Qasim

KARACHI: Three ships C.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:23am

Markets

Market rates of bullion in Multan

MULTAN: Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Tuesday, 2016.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:22am

Pakistan Top News

Senate proposes scrapping Rs5,000 note, govt opposes

ISLAMABAD: Senate has recommended scrapping of the 5,000 rupee ($48) banknote, despite government opposition and warnings that removal of the country's highest denomination bill could destabilise the economy.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 10:21am

Cricket

Flirting with TV reporter costs Gayle place in major T20 league

Chris Gayle, one of the most flamboyant batsmen in the cricketing world, would not be seen hitting sixes in this years Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL).

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:44am

Financial

Tokyo stocks rebound as Bank of Japan signals upbeat view

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rebounded on Tuesday as the yen lost ground and the Bank of Japan upgraded its view of the world's number-three economy.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:43am

Technology

UK sanctions lab-made three parent super-babies

The relatively newborn practice of birthing babies from the DNA of three persons was just sanctioned in the United Kingdom beckoning potential controversies and progress.%D%A%D%A

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:36am

Pakistan Top News

Gulen 'shocked' by Russian envoy's killing

WASHINGTON: US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen said he was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the killing of Russia's ambassador to Turkey in the capital Ankara, in a statement late Monday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:29am

Money & Banking

Lloyds bank buys UK credit card firm MBNA for 1.9bn

LONDON: British bank Lloyds on Tuesday bought Bank of America's UK credit card division MBNA for 1.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:20am

Cricket

England 167-4 at tea in fifth India Test

CHENNAI: England were 167 for four at tea in their second innings on day five of the fifth and final Test against India in Chennai on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:15am

Pakistan Top News

Turkey detains six over envoy murder as Russia seeks answers

ANKARA: Turkish authorities were on Tuesday holding six people over the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara by an off-duty policeman, as Russia urgently sought answers over the murder.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:15am

World Top News

Russia envoy murder won't shatter ties with Turkey: Russian press

MOSCOW: Russian media on Tuesday reacted with outrage to the killing of the country's ambassador to Turkey but said it was unlikely to derail warming ties between Moscow and Ankara.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:13am

Financial

Most Asia markets struggle but Tokyo back in black

HONG KONG: Most Asian markets struggled Tuesday, with traders spooked by geopolitical concerns following deadly attacks in Europe, but Tokyo's Nikkei returned to winning ways.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:02am

Financial

European stocks diverge after fatal attacks

LONDON: European stocks rose in Frankfurt and Paris but fell in London following deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey, dealers said.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:01am

Financial

Australia dollar aided by the RBA, NZ dollar at 6-month lows

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian dollar inched higher on Tuesday following four straight days of losses, after the country's central bank indicated it was done cutting interest rates for now.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:47am

Financial

China's yuan firms on state bank support, weak corporate dollar demand

SHANGHAI: China's yuan firmed on Tuesday as major state-owned banks sold dollars, while weak demand by companies for the US currency also offered a helping hand, traders said.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:43am

Commodities

Palm falls on weak Dalian, lower exports

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell nearly 1 percent on Tuesday, undoing most of last week's gains, as rival oils fell and poor export data spooked the market.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:40am

Cricket

Die hard Shahid Afridi fan jailed in India

The game of cricket is the most madly followed game in the Indo-Pak region and for every ardent lover of the game idolizing and loving the games greats is natural, and is without any border constraints.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:40am

Financial

Nikkei rises after market digests BOJ policy outcome

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday afternoon after the market digested the Bank of Japan's decision to maintain current monetary policy, while the yen's fall versus the dollar lifted overall sentiment.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:38am

General News

PM leaves for Bosnia on official visit from Dec 20-22

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left here for Bosnia's capital Sarajevo on an official visit from December 20 to 22.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:35am

Business & Finance

Dell signs on Muller & Phipps as their new distributors

Dell, one of the largest technology companies globally, has signed a MoU with the well-known distributor Muller & Ph

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:32am

Front Top News

Borrowing for budgetary support exceeds Rs 1 trillion

RIZWAN BHATTI%D%AKARACHI: The federal government's borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for budgetary support has witnessed a healthy growth and reached over one trillion rupees during the current fiscal year.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:26am

Front Top News

PM condemns Berlin Xmas market incident

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned Berlin Christmas market incident that killed 12 people dead and at least 48 injured.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 08:18am

Europe

Russia's Lavrov says Syria Moscow meeting to adopt tangible measures

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a statement that a meeting in Moscow later on Tuesday between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Russia would adopt tangible measures on Syria.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:52am

Asia

Japan PM aims to visit Russia soon to speed up treaty talks

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he hoped to visit Russia early next year to speed up talks to resolve a territorial dispute and conclude a peace treaty officially ending World War Two hostilities between the two countries.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:51am

Financial

Dollar bounces back near 14-year peak, yen slips after BOJ

TOKYO: The dollar was bouncing back towards its 14-year high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday as the yen quickly gave up some of its gains following deadly incidents in Turkey and Germany.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:45am

Financial

Yen eases as BOJ keeps policy steady, Asia stocks mixed

SINGAPORE: The yen edged down on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan held policy steady, shedding some gains made following killings in Germany and Turkey, while regional stocks were mixed after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's upbeat comments.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:44am

Industry

Volvo Cars raises $500mn in step towards IPO

STOCKHOLM: Geely's Volvo Cars said on Tuesday it had raised 5 billion Swedish crowns ($531.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:44am

Commodities

Gold eases as Germany, Turkey killings fail to prompt safe-haven buying

BENGALURU: Gold fell on Tuesday after deadly incidents in Germany and Turkey failed to spur safe-haven buying, with markets focused on the possibility of further US interest rate hikes next year.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:41am

Front Top News

PM to leave for Bosnia, Herzegovina today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave on a three-day official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:38am

Life & Style

Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt reveal intimate details about Fawad Khan

Sonam Kapoor and Alia Bhatt who have worked with Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan in the Bollywood films Khoobsurat and Kapoor and Sons respectively, have shared some intimate detail about the Pakistani actor.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:34am

Commodities

Copper holds above 1-month low on prospects of brighter 2017

MELBOURNE: London copper steadied on Tuesday from a near one-month low hit in the previous session as investors bought on dips, aided by prospects of a tighter market and rising inflation next year.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:31am

Financial

JGBs edge up after BOJ keeps policy rates steady

TOKYO: The prices of Japanese government bond ticked up on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan kept its policy steady, a move that appears to set it apart from the other central banks that are scaling back stimulus.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:30am

Financial

Yen, Swiss franc firm after incidents in Ankara, Berlin

TOKYO: The yen dipped only briefly after the Bank of Japan stood pat as widely expected on Tuesday, keeping much of its gains after separate deadly incidents in Turkey and Germany raised security worries in the West.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:28am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Isle Of Dreams by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:25am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Sweden by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:23am

Front Top News

RECORDER REPORT: PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Tuesday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 46914.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:22am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Barriers Of Nature by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:21am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Embrace/Presence by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:17am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Icy Veins II by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:15am

World Top News

US says shooting outside US embassy in Ankara, mission shut as precaution

ANKARA: The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:13am

Industries & Sectors

IT Ministry violates mandate by spending USF on other purpose

TAHIR AMIN%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has violated its mandate by spending Rs500 million of Universal Service Fund (USF) for purpose other than dedicated telecom services in the underserved and un-served are

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:12am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Spanien by Tobias Hagg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:11am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Icy Veins by Tobias Hagg

%D%AStunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:07am

Cricket

Aussies call up Zimbabwe-born all-rounder

BRISBANE: Australia called up uncapped, Zimbabwe-born all-rounder Hilton Cartwright on Tuesday as cover for their fast bowlers after the gruelling first Test win over Pakistan.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:05am

Cricket

England 97-0 at lunch in fifth India Test

CHENNAI: England were 97 without loss at lunch on day five in the fifth and final Test against India in Chennai on Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:04am

Sports

Injured Kvitova out of Hopman Cup

PERTH: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Tuesday suffered an Australian Open setback when she was ruled out of the season-opening Hopman Cup with a foot injury.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:03am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Misty Way by Tobias Hagg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:02am

Front Top News

US says China has returned seized sea drone

WASHINGTON: China has returned a US underwater probe it seized in the South China Sea, the Pentagon confirmed after Beijing's capture of the craft prompted a dispute between the two powers.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:01am

Featured Photos

Tuesday Tangents: Changes by Tobias Hgg

Stunning Drone Photography by Tobias Hgg%D%A%D%ATobias Hgg aka airpixelsmedia is a talented photographer, visual creator and filmmaker, who was born in Eskilstuna and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 07:00am

Pakistan Top News

12 killed in 'probable terrorist attack' in Berlin Christmas market

BERLIN: German police said Tuesday they were treating as "a probable terrorist attack" the killing of 12 people when a lorry ploughed through a packed Berlin Christmas market.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:55am

Technology

Scientists succeed at illuminating ANTIMATTER particles

In what could be called an revelatory unveiling for the world of science; scientists have successfully brought to light literally the most obscure matter rather antimatter of the universe to shine by prickling atoms of antimatter and making them radiate

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:24am

Life & Style

Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan blessed with a baby boy

The royal couple of Bollywood, Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan has been blessed with a baby boy, and the announcement has been made by Bollywood ace director and Kareena Kapoors close friend Karan Johar.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:50am

Front Top News

Trump vows to wipe out 'terrorists'

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday, a month before he takes office, to wipe "terrorists" off the face of the Earth, after a series of high-profile attacks in Germany, Turkey and Switzerland.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:45am

Sports

Bolt, Phelps cap era of excellence

LOS ANGELES: Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps towered over the 2016 Rio Games, capping an era of sustained excellence that promises to reverberate through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:44am

Financial

Asia markets struggle on geopolitical fears

HONG KONG: Asian traders moved uneasily Tuesday as geopolitical concerns came back to the fore following a deadly suspected attack in Berlin, while they also wind down going into the Christmas break.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:42am

North America

Trump shares dinner with Mexican billionaire critic Slim

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday dined with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who harshly criticized the US developer's presidential campaign before his win, transition officials said.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:41am

Europe

Erdogan to open first road tunnel under Istanbul's Bosphorus

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will on Tuesday open the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, the latest project completed in his plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:40am

Financial

Tokyo stocks flat by break

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks were flat Tuesday morning as a pickup in the yen took the wind out of exporters, but the Bank of Japan provided an upbeat view of the world's number-three economy soon after the end of the session.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:39am

Sports

Ryan says Fiji sevens should split from FRU

WELLINGTON: Former Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan on Tuesday said the team he led to Olympic glory should split from the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) to ensure they are properly managed.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:38am

Financial

Hong Kong stocks extend losses in morning

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended the morning session down Tuesday, extending a sell-off to a fourth day, with investors fretting over geopolitical tensions after a series of deadly suspected attacks in Europe.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:38am

World Top News

Thousands leave Aleppo as UN plans new peace talks

ALEPPO: Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo Monday as the UN voted to deploy observers there and said it planned new peace talks in Geneva in February.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:38am

Money & Banking

Bank of Japan lifts view of economy

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Tuesday boosted its view of the world's number-three economy as exports pick up on the yen's slide and providing some relief to the government with its growth plan stuttering.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 05:35am

Cotton

Cotton crop must be under supervision of 'my ministry': Bosan

Federal Minister for food security and research Haji Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said that Cotton research Institutes and cotton crop must be under the supervision of his ministry to achieve the target of 20 million bales of cotton. Addressing the meeting of